Jon Niermann expects to assist project developers with permitting at Vinson & Elkins and to defend clients in enforcement actions.

Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot.

AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ) - Brooke Paup, who has served on the Texas Water Board since 2018 and has 19 years of experience in state government, is the new chair of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Boca Chica, Texas, is home to SpaceX’s flagship assembly and test installation, Starbase. Since 2021, I have been conducting research with environmental groups and multigenerational community members of Latino and Indigenous descent in south Texas who see space exploration as a landscape-altering industry that affects their well-being.

California authorities have confirmed that 24 have died as wildfires continue to rage around Los Angeles on Sunday. Meanwhile, Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing criticism for approving a budget that slashed $100 million in firefighting and fire prevention funding.

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Fort Bend County officials and residents have won a small victory in their battle against an incoming concrete crushing plant.

The growth is fueling higher rents and home prices in the North Texas city that was once seen as a more affordable option to Dallas and other major cities.

A solid plan to upgrade our state's water infrastructure should be at the top of the Texas Legislature's to-do list.

This week the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is accepting final comments on pending rulemaking (Rule Project Number 2024-027-113-AI) to establish new methane requirements for oil and natural gas operations in Texas.

Based on air quality data from 2021-23, Webb County, Hidalgo County, and Cameron County exceeded soot pollution standards. However, the three border counties will avoid consequences as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) cited "exceptional events" as the reason behind their high soot contamination levels.